“There was once a country ruled by a king and queen who loved different things. The king loved cats and the queen loved birds. And just as cats and birds never get along, so it was that the king and… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Besides, she likes my stories. They are like fairy tales, I suppose, full of kings and queens and adventures. Ma says people think fairy… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“I have always loved the big, brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see beautiful fields and pastures. But when I was young, I was always ignoring what was in front of me and wishing for something more exciting, and from those windows I could imagine the ocean stretching out… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“There was once a country ruled by a king and queen who loved different things. The king loved cats and the queen loved birds.… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“When you're a cat, most of the time you're thinking about cat things. Little movements in the grass, cupboards that aren't quite closed, patches of sunlight on rocks, narrow places at the backs of closets - you're always noticing those things. You can't help yourself. It's boring if you think about it, but you don't think about it because you're… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“Then, when the stars came out, Ma took out her fiddle. We all quieted down while she tuned the strings, and I got the funniest feeling. I felt as if I was looking at everyone from far away in space, or maybe even in time. They all looked so beautiful sitting in the darkness of the woods under the stars.… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“The happiest endings -- I think they're endings that feel like beginnings.” — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“... some people - think only the present is real. The past and the future don't even exist. ... And some people say that… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“The sleeper dreams of an egg and knows an egg. He dreams the egg is hatched and a bird rises from the shell. Awake,… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Lucy wondered what it was she had found. A boy who wanted to be a writer. And a family who had picnics under the… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“But don’t you think there some stories that are more alive than that? When you put certain books back on the shelf, don’t you… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
